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(0)Owen Davies
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Reveals how witchcraft in post-Salem America was not just a matter of scary fireside tales, Halloween legends, and superstitions: it continued to be a matter of life and death. If anything, witchcraft disputes multiplied as hundreds of thousands of immigrants poured into North America, people for whom witchcraft was still a heinous crime. Tells the story of countless murders and many other personal tragedies that resulted from accusations of witchcraft...
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"More than a mere catalogue of famous hauntings, The Haunted moves from the medieval period to the present to examine our changing perceptions of, and interaction with, ghosts over time. It explores the fact that, for all the intellectual and scientific advances of the last five hundred years, the belief in ghosts remains vibrant and socially relevant today. By uncovering and explaining the history of ghosts, this book helps us understand why we continue...